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Wednesday 18 April 2018

Valverde set to drop four Barca stars against Celta Vigo






Barcelona coach Ernesto valverde is set to drop four Barcelona stars against the clash with Celta Vigo on Tuesday evening.


The Champions elect will take a trip to Estadio Balaidos to play Celta Vigo in their next La Liga match.


The Camp Nou outfit will be without Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitic, Gerard Pique and Andres Iniesta.


Busquets and Rakitic have been a regular for coach Valverde but the injuries to the pair will see them drop for the visit to Celta Vigo and the coach will prefer to rest the pair so as to keep them fit for the Copa Del Rey final on Saturday.


Pique sustained a knee injury and has been playing with it for a while, he will be given some weeks to rest and Iniesta is also going to be rested for the clash too.


Yerry Mina, Aleix Vidal and Lucas Digne will all be given some minute against Celta Vigo on Tuesday.


Full Barcelona squad for Celta Vigo clash include:


Ter Stegen, Cillessen, Sergi Roberto, Semedo, Umtiti, Yerry Mina, Vermaelen, Jordi Alba, Digne, Paulinho, Andre Gomes, Denis Suarez, Coutinho, Messi, Suarez, Dembele, Aleix Vidal and Paco Alcacer.